# Incident 19860213061039I: Hughes 269B, Indianapolis, IN, February 13, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1986, 13:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9333F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9333F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860213061039I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOUD SNAP HEARD WITH ROTOR ENGAGEMENT. ROTOR BLADES FAILED NEAR THE ROOTS. SUSPECT IMPROPER ROTOR ENGAGEMENT.

## Other reports on N9333F (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19931005037739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931005037739A), Oct 5, 1993: Hughes 269B (N9333F), Linville, NC, Substantial damage. Windshift on climbout slow speed. Spun to right. Tried autorotate to return. Hit trees. Lost tail rotor effect.
- [Accident 19740311006379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740311006379A), Mar 11, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9333F), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to rollover.
- [Accident 19731017034729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731017034729A), Oct 17, 1973: Hughes 269B (N9333F), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Practice autorotation. T/r & boom ctcd grnd first. Also dmgd m/r blades.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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